Shoe-polishing cabinet



Feb. 28, 1928.

, T. E. JORDAN SHOE POLISHING CABINET Filed Feb. 14, 1923 II. I llllllllllllrl lnvenror Thomas E.Jordcm Aflys.

Patented F eh. 28, 1928.

iiTiEfi STATES RAE m nomnsnoonnnu, or wmmrinmn, lvrnssnonusnmms; I

' Application ifiledlFebru'ary 14,1523. rserialinoi 619,032. e

plianc esfthereinaare readily ,a'ccessihleiand which iso supp ortedlbjyithe wall. thatlwhen the boxf is foldedjagainst the latter the. open side thereof is olosefd'hy the wall.

A further object ,of the invention is ;to

i provide means {Unlocking-theboxjn either I its folded posit-ion against the wallOr when ifn' 'po'sition to be usedas,,ajsupport for the oot.

Afurther 'object of the invention "is fto provide a 'novela 'deiricegofthistype whih operates to support'theitoot in such a way that the latter can be'fre'elyirocked or turn-ed into different angles asnecessary1and-de- V 'si-rahle to makeit convenient for aperson to reach different portions of the shoei'n polishing the latter. v i a In orderto give an understanding of the invention I"have"illustrated in "the drawings a' selected embodiment thereof which will 5 nowhe described-after Whibllth novelffeae tures wiltbe pointed out'in "the appended claims. I V v i FigJl-is' 'perspectiveviewo'fa device e'mho'dying my invention showing it inffufH lines folded against the wall arid-in "dotted lines'in-operative position for use; 7 "Fig. "2 is iadongitudina'l ertical section of one embodiment. of the invention; ,7 Y Fig/3 is t'SlIi'lflELI' sectional View showing adiff'erent embodiment ofthe'invefitmll";

Fig. dis a section on the'1inej4 4,'F-ig.-=1

ig."5 is a'fragme'ntary perspectiye View ofj'theupper portion; of the pivotal support for the containershownifi'FigQ 3. .As stated above the'device comprises ahox or container having an open 'si de-and .adapt ed' to contain the shoe-polishing, implements and'lnafis foripiv'otally supporting:'.-s ai'd hoX t awafi' in slut-h away th'ati'itca n lie-swung a r lbQtlLat-vftiGlhXiS.so than maybe folded against fthe wall ,or swung-out into position to eons'tjitutegagsupport 'ffor'fthe fofot. When i'tQi'sI il i foldedposition the open side thereof isclosed against thewalljso that. thelatter 'fonnsia closure for said :open side. "IE-he means (for supporting the box 1 or container is strong enough "so "that-fwhen said box is swung away frQm 'the wall itmayifunetiori as a support for; the L'fo'ot and the footesupportingportion oithe'boxjsieo strudtd.to permit the foot' to have a'ifree rockingjrno 'ze'- Inent s0 as'to allow it to hejtu'r'ned ih'todtfvfefrent positions as necessary to facilitate, ac

es's to different portionsof the Shoe.

,The'loox "or contain'ernlay be-either ofmet'al'jorio'fwood as found most desirable;

InfEigsil, 2 and-14 1 hfiYeshOWn a construe tionin which theh oxdsfmejde of sheet metal 'anfd'in "Ei'gf'3a construction injwhichithe box is made of wood, Referring'flfirstto' Figs 1 and 4 thebo X or I container is "Shown at 1 jand it is provided with "the open tside;

SaidhoXwill preferah lyih'ave such a shjap'e that the transverse dimensionfroinvthe open sideto the opposite closed side willibe' Very rnuch 'less-than'either; of the othertwo "dirower than theheight or the "length thereof,

a wallifi -to turn-aboutla vertical axis situ-' ated at one end-ofthetox and in such a T-hehoxor containerispivotally sec'uredto v Q wayfthatthe 'hoxa mayihe folded againstthe wa11' -with the" open side toward the "Wall.

Various ways of thus'securing thefbox to vthe M 1112 may be employed witho-ut' departing fIOm' 'thQ iIWQHtiOiL V "In -the construction .h'ereinshown I prov ide -af holder or support 3 which is secured 1 toithe-wail 2 *aridis'io'rmed withlaterallyin shown as alU-Shitpd member aidapted to ernhraee the hox. "The upper arm'ffir of this member '5,extendskllnderneathcthe top 7 0i the'box andlthrough .openingsri8 intheends thereof gandthe lowerlleg 9 ,of said rnemher eXten'ds underneath thehoxithe connecting 1 portion exte'nding down the outside of the box end 1.1. This supporting member 5 may be secured to the box in any suitable way as by means of screws or bolts 12. The ends 13 of the supporting member extend beyond the inner end 14 of the'box and are pivotally connected to the holder 3. This is accomplished by employing a journal member. 15 which extends through the ends l of the member 5 and constitutes a pivotal "bearing therefor. The position of this journal member 15 is such relative to the thickness of'the box that when the latter is swung into position parallel with the wall'2 asshown. in Fig. 1 the open side of the box will be brought against the wall so that the latter formsa closure for the open side;

' The box can also be swung into a position at'right angles to the wall as shown in.

dotted linesiFig. 1.

The journal member is constructed so that it operates to lock thebox in'either of these positions. Said member is shown as fixed in the arms 4 and as ,havingportions 16 at the top. and bottom thereof which are non-circular in cross section andother por tionsflZ adjacent the non-circular portions 16 which are ,clrcularin crosssection. The

apertures 18 through the ends l3'are non circular and of a shape to 'fit the non-cir cular portions 16 of the member 15. The

its open position.

circular, portions 17 are situated above the non-circular portions and the length of the member 15 is such asto permit, the boxsupporting member '9 to have a slight upward movement. 1 I V .W hen the parts areinthe position shown in Fig.1 thenon-circular portions 16 oc cupy the apertures 18 thus locking the box from swinging movement} If the: box: is raised slightly on the member15then the circularportions 17 comeinto the apertures 18thus permittingthe box to be turned and when it has been brought into the dotted line position Fig. 1 then it' may be lowered again to bring the non-circular portions 16 into the apertures thus locking the box in When in this position the box stands at right angles to the wall 2 t and at the corner 19 thereof is provided a stirrup adapted to'receive the arch of the foot and form a support therefor as the shoe is shined This stirrup is in the form of a plate 21 which is secured to the :box

at the corner andwhich is provided with guide lips to prevent the shoe from slipping sidewise. This foot supportis intended to support'the arch of the foot only, the heel of the foot projecting beyondthe box and'being unsupported. A shoe support of this nature has advantages because it permits the operator to rock his foot up and down about the corner of the box, this resultingfromtthe fact that the heel is unsupported.

If desired the box may be provided with a shelf 22 thus dividing it into compart- Y ing arms-25 that overlie the top and bottom of the box and are secured thereto by suit able screws 26 and also having trunnions which are journalled in the arms 4: of the box holder 3.

Each trunnion is provided with a cylindrical portion 29 and anoncylindrical portion 30 directly above the cylindrical portion. vided with non-circular openings 31 which fit the non-cylindrical portions 30 of the trunnions.

The arms 4; of the. holderare pro I I The box will normally be held by gravity in its lower position shown in Fig. 3 with the non-circular portionsv 30' occupying the openings 31thuslocking the box fromturning movement. Byraising the box slightly the cylindrical portions 29 are broughtinto I the aperture thus permitting'the box to be freelyturned and, therefore, this construc tion provides means for pivotally supporting the box so that it'may be swung against the door or outwardly into a position at right angles thereto and by-which the box may belocked in., either of these two posi- I tions. v

WVhile I have illustrated some selected em bodiments of my invention I do not wish to be limitedto shown.

the constructional features I claim: V

1. In' a' shoe-polishing device, the com-- bination with a box open onone side .and

adapted to contain shoe-polishing; imple- Q ments, of means for pivotally supporting the I box from a wall so that it can be turned about a vertical axis and swung either into il-ILlIlOPQlftLtlVB position parallel to thewall with the open side against-the wall or into 1.

an operative position at right angles to the wall, and means assocated with the pivot for. the box to lock said box in either position,

the corner of the box, when the latter isin operative position, providing a support for the arch of the foot.

2. In a device of the dads described, the I combination with a'box open on one side and adapted to contain shoe-polishing implements, of a box'hold'er secured to a wall,

means for pivotally connecting the box to the boxholder to permit said box to swing about a vertlcal axis from an operativeposition at right angles to thewzill to an inoperative position parallel to the Wall and with the open side against the Wall, means for locking the box in eitherof its tWoposi positions when said. box is in operative position, and guard lips at said cornerof the box; to prevent the foot from slipping sidev111'te'sfilnohy whereof, I have signed my name to this speclficatlon.

THOMASE. JOBDAN. 

